Ruth: HIGHLAND PARK POLICE SAY SEX WAS BEING SOLD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. ON YOU WILL JONES EXPLAINS HOW THE OFFICIALS WERE TIPPED OFF. Will: THEY WERE ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE. CHECK OUT THESE PAPERS. THIS BUSINESS IS NOW CLOSED. AROUND NOON WAS THE BUSIEST TIME AT THIS ADULT STORE ON WOODWARD. MEN IN BUSINESS SUITS COMING TO WORLDWIDE NEWS DURING THEIR LUNCH HOUR. THEY WERE COMING FOR MORE THAN ADULT MAGAZINES AND MOVIES. THEY WERE COMING FOR PROSTITUTES. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SAY MALE PROSTITUTES. AND IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE WOULD CATEGORIZE IT AS A HUGE OPERATION. Will: CITY OFFICIALS HELD A NEW CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE RAID OF THE BUSINESS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEIR INVESTIGATION. AT THIS TIME, THE BUILDING HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK BUILDING INSPECTOR. THE HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT STRIVES TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF HIGHLAND PARK. Will: THE BUSINESS IS OPERATED BY THE CAPITAL NEWS AGENCY OUT OF CHICAGO AND BELIEVES THE COMPANY WAS AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE COMPANY TOLD ME, NO COMMENT. NEIGHBORS SAY IT WAS NO SECRET WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, FEET AWAY FROM HOMES AND TWO CHURCHES. WE'RE ECSTATIC IT'S CLOSED AT THIS TIME. ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THAT BUILDING. Will: THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE TO DETERMINE CHARGES.

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -

An bookstore in Highland Park is out of business because, police say, a prostitution ring was operating at it.

Investigators say the operation has been going on for years at the World Wide News store on Woodward Avenue south of McNichols Road. Police say it attracted men from all across the state.

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"The lengthy investigation uncovered several illegal activities operating in the business including prostitution and sexual misconduct," said Det. Paul Thomas, of Highland Park police.

No individuals have been charged yet. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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